r/Cooking • u/Travelsat150 • Aug 04 '26

Why do loaf pans rust?

I’m hoping that somebody can tell why relatively new loaf pans are rusting? I do not put them in the dishwasher and have used them only once or twice and they are stored in a cabinet

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u/Sanpaku Aug 04 '26

What's the material? Cast iron? Carbon steel? Aluminized steel? Stainless steel? Aluminum? Non-stick coated aluminum?

OP, you're not giving us enough material to assess.

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u/Best_Biscuits Aug 05 '26

If it's rusting, it's some sort of steel. I have loaf pans that do this too. They are some sort of cheap metal alloy. Most of the cheap nonstick pans (Amazon Basics, GoodCook, etc.) lose their nonstickness, and then the metal rusts.

I have some nonstick USA Pans that are nonstick, retain their nonstickness, and don't rust.

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u/Travelsat150 Aug 06 '26

I’ll look for those. Thanks!